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24 September 2011

I finally finished the fall wreath I've been working on and wanted to share the process with you all. It was very easy to create, a little time consuming, but simple nonetheless.

What you'll need:

A foam wreath (Found mine at Hobby Lobby)

Yarn (in assorted colors, as many different colors as you'd like)

Floral Arrangements (I found these on sale at Hobby Lobby!)

Begin by wrapping the yarn color of choice around the foam wreath. I usually take a little piece of tape to secure the first part of the yarn. You will cover the tape with yarn eventually as you keep going.

Keep alternating your yarn colors as much as you'd like. This doesn't have to be perfect as long as the foam wreath is completely covered and the color spacing is to your liking.

Next, I cut the stems off of the floral arrangements from Hobby Lobby and used a glue gun to attached the leaves/flowers to the wreath in whatever way I felt was best.

I think it turned out great and really makes our front door pop! Wrapping the yarn is a tad time consuming, but catch up on your favorite TV show and relax. The end result is exactly what I was looking for!

P. Pet peeves: If people are late to everything! I can’t tolerate that. I’m always early.

Q. Quote from a movie: Hmmm. Playing in bands with a bunch of dudes, I usually hear something along the lines of Dumb & Dumber and something that left the mouth of Ron Burgundy at some point or another.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead: This documents one mans journey into completely changing the way he eats by going on a strictly juice diet. It makes me want to go out and buy a juicer right now. Christmas present idea perhaps?

11 September 2011

I've really enjoyed baking lately. Which is also on the items on my 25 before 26 list. I even have endured heating up my house to desert temperatures just to bake a loaf of bread lately. Luckily, the weather is finally beginning to cool down and the process of baking isn't quite so sweaty. Fall is coming. I welcome it with open arms.

Last night, we went to a shindig for this guy's birthday. Listen to his music. I promise you will not be disappointed. For the festivities, I baked some of my grandmother's chocolate zucchini bread. Granted, it's not the healthiest thing ever (stuff with chocolate chips loaded into its goodness, rarely ever is too good for you,) but it's delicious.

I even was able to use some of the zucchini from our very own garden. Most of that sad little garden fought a good fight this year, but I sure do have a lot of zucchini to go around.

Here is the recipe for the bread:

On another note, I changed my hair for fall. It's quite the change from the strawberry blond I've been rocking for a while. My sister is awesome enough to do my hair! I'm very red right now and love it! I'm also wearing the awesome apron my mother in law picked up for me.

There is nothing quite like having a home filled with the smell of this bread.